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the finding that higher-drafted NBA players receive more playing time and longer careers than performance justifies, reflecting sunk cost escalation.

In organizational behavior, sunk cost effect in NBA draft refers to the finding that higher-drafted NBA players receive more playing time and longer careers than performance justifies, reflecting sunk cost escalation. This meaning comes from Staw (1995) in Administrative Science Quarterly.[1]

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  1. Staw, B. M., & Hoang, H. (1995). Sunk Costs in the NBA: Why Draft Order Affects Playing Time and Survival in Professional Basketball. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40(3), 474. https://doi.org/10.2307/2393794

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